desert almond Rosaceae Prunus fasciculata

Leaf:Alternate, simple, strap-like / lanceolate to obovate, to 1 inch long, mostly entire to barely serrate, yellow green and slightly hairy above and below.
Flower:Species is dioecious; small (3/8 inch across) mostly single flowers, fragrant, with 5 creamy white petals, yellowish to red centers; appear in early spring with the leaves.
Fruit:Flattened round drupe, 1/2 inch across, fuzzy, dry pulp, yellow- to red-brown when it ripens in early summer.
Twig:Slender, short, gray, most are quite stiff and thorny, spurs present, buds small.
Bark:Reddish brown, smooth some short horizontal lenticels, turning grayer with age.
Form:A multi-stemmed, thorny shrub with a spreading crown, reaches up to 8 feet in height.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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